Ahead of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao rematching in six months’ time, two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter believes that only one man has what it takes to come out on top.
After years of back and forth, Mayweather and Pacquiao finally went toe-to-toe in 2015, as ‘TBE’ delivered a boxing clinic to control proceedings and become the three-belt unified champion in the 147lb division.
Two fights later, Mayweather hung up the gloves, but he did not stay away from the squared circle. Instead, the Michigan mastermind opted to partake in a series of exhibitions, keeping both his physique and bank account looking extremely healthy.
However, after nine years away from the professional sport, Mayweather has decided to make a comeback and put his fabled 50-0 record on the line, as he rematches his old foe in a must-see battle at respective ages of 49 and 47 years old.
Speaking to TMZ Sports, Porter admitted that he cannot envisage ‘Pac Man’ being able to level the score, due to his performance when drawing with Mario Barrios back in July.
“Floyd can’t lose and it’s like, Manny, I think he should have handled business against Mario Barrios. I thought that he beat Mario, but he should have handled business. What does that mean? Make this so one-sided that nobody can doubt who won this fight.
“In order to beat Floyd, there is a certain energy that you have to have. I am not sure if Manny can find that energy now and Floyd has just always been him.”
Mayweather-Pacquiao II takes place on Saturday, September 19, at The Sphere in Las Vegas, with the event being available to watch live on Netflix.
